From the archive record
Slow Motion of hailstones captured in Landour in Uttarakhand. After the high temperature of summer days relief comes as rain makes its appearance along with big drop of hailstones.The hailstone falls on the water making the water to splurge all over. As soon as hailstones starts pouring Landour turns to dream place to live- the place turning to a scenic beauty. Located in the outskirts of Mussoorie, Landour is a sleepy little hamlet.It’s hard to believe the sheer contrast of the nature of both these locations, situated just about 5 km away from each other. In fact, the hamlet started out as a British cantonment and is named after Llanddowror, a village in south west Wales.While Mussoorie is the nerve point with the hustle bustle of tourist activities, Landour is reminiscent of a 19th Cent